Ebbinghaus discovered that the rate at which we gorget newly learned information is initiallya. slow and subsequently stays slowb. slow and subsequently speeds upc. rapid and subsequently stays rapidd. rapid and subsequently slows down

The occasional memory failures of older adults to recall recently learned information can be best explained in terms of the greater difficulty older people have witha. automatic processingb. iconic memoryc. state-dependent memoryd. retrieval

Proactive interference refers to thea. blocking of painful memories from conscious awarenessb. incorporation of misleading information into one's memory of an eventc. disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of previously learned informationd. disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information

d. disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information

Old information can sometimes facilitate our learning of new information as when knowing Spanish can help us learn Italian. this facilitating effect is calleda. proactive interferenceb. positive transferc. rosy retrospectiond. the serial position effect

Research on young children's false eyewitness recollections has indicated thata. children are less susceptible to source amnesia than adultsb. children are no more susceptible to the misinformation effect than adultsc. it is suprisingly difficult for both children and professional interviewers to reliably separate the children's true memories from false memoriesd. all of the statements are true

c. it is suprisingly difficult for both children and professional interviewers to reliably separate the childrens true memories from false memories